Princeton Tigers

Mandy Buell, Erin McMunn, and Steph Perez each had successful seniors years at their respective schools, and those colleges thought enough of their athletes to honor them with a special nomination. Buell, McMunn, and Perez — recent graduates of Gettysburg, Princeton, and McDaniel — are part of a list of 480 NCAA female student-athletes for the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year award. Now in its 25th year, the Woman of the Year award honors graduating female college athletes who have exhausted their eligibility and distinguished themselves throughout their collegiate careers in academics, athletics, service and leadership. Of the record number of nominees, 207 competed in Division...

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